Maple Button vs New Guinean planigale

Acleris forsskaleana compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maple Button	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Tortricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Acleris	Planigale
Species	Acleris forsskaleana	Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

Maple Button and New Guinean planigale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Maple Button

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maple Button	New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maple Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.